Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Apple Pie

Bahan untuk pastri:

250gm butter (satu buku)
1/2 cawan gula kastor (guna cawan kopi)
500 gm tepung gandum
2 biji telur
1 cawan susu segar (kalau takde boleh bancuh susu tepung)

Bahan untuk inti:

1 sudu besar butter
6 biji epal hijau
1 cawan gula merah halus
Tepung jagung (dibancuh dengan air)
Lemon, garam, serbuk cengkih (sebagai perasa)

Cara-cara membuat:

Masukkan tepung, butter, gula dan gaul hingga rata. Masukkan telur dan susu. Gaul hingga rata sehingga boleh diuli.

Gunakan rolling pin untuk membentuk pastri mengikut saiz bekas pembakar. Bentukkan dua bahagian pastri(bahagian bawah untuk cover bekas pembakar dan bahagian atas untuk menutup inti apple).

Untuk inti apple,kupas kulit apple dan potong kepada 6-8 bahagian dan buangkan biji serta bahagian tengah yang keras. Panaskan kuali, masukkan butter dan gula merah. Kemudian masukkan serbuk cengkih dan garam,(mengikut citarasa sendiri) kacau rata. Masukkan apple, kemudian masukkan tepung jagung yang telah dibancuh dengan air, sedikit demi sedikit sehingga inti menjadi pekat. Kemudian tutup api dan perah sedikit lemon.

Kemudian masukkan inti apple ke dalam bekas pembakar yang telah di'cover' oleh pastri dan tutup inti dengan satu lagi bahagian pastri. Bentukkan atas pie tersebut mengikut kreativiti masing-masing menggunakan garfu dsbg.

Masukkan dalam oven. Bakar selama 30-40minit pada suhu 200 darjah selsius.

Siap untuk dimakan! :) it's yummy in my tummy (cute word aku belajar from hannan insyirah..hehe)

Aku tujukan resepi ini kepada cikgu Ruhinah yang katanya mengidam nak makan apple pie,yang lain juga boleh mencuba. Sekian, Selamat mencuba!






the very first dessert for the family..apple pie..of course! ;)

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

A Reporter


This entry is not exactly about the news. But is about the reporter(ehe). My sister, Nusaybah's first news(currently doing her internship at NSTP). Wishing you all the best sister!

Two babies need help for heart operation

2010/01/20

By Shahirah Abdul Hamid and Nusaybah Mohd Asri

KUALA LUMPUR: Two families are appealing for help to finance the cost of heart surgery for their children at Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre here.
Three-month-old Ong Kai Yu was diagnosed with multiple ventricular septal defects five days after he was born.

Ong's mother, Chong Yee Nee said his son's growth has been retarded due to his failing heart. He requires surgery, estimated at RM34,000, to correct the heart defect.

His father Ong Kah Wai, 33, is a construction worker earning less than RM2,500 while Chong, 31, is a housewife.

One-year-old Yap Kai Ling also suffers from a similar medical condition.

Yap's mother, Wong Yeen Hung, 23, said three months after her daughter was born, an aunt noticed that her nails and lips were bluish.

Wong said that Yap was often sick and easily tired. Her weak condition made her susceptible to viruses and she had been diagnosed with influenza A (H1N1). She also had a lung infection.

Wong's family has exhausted all their savings to pay for Yap's first operation.

She needs another operation, estimated to cost RM32,000.

Wong works as a cafe assistant and only earns RM700 a month while her husband Yap Jiunn Jiann, 28, who is a welder, earns RM2,200.

Those who wish to help can send a cheque made payable to The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd with the respective patient's name written on the back to: The Cashier, Finance Department/Charity Unit, The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, Balai Berita, No. 31 Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

2010: The Best of Times or the Worst?

2010 - The New Economic Depression - A Double Dip in America? - The World!




Why the Rich Get Richer

by Robert Kiyosaki

“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.”
­ – Charles Dickens

Is the recession over? Are happy days really here again? Paraphrasing
Dickens, my answer is, “For people who are prepared, 2010 will be the
best of times. For many, 2010 will be the worst of times.”

The following are a few of my predictions and reasons behind them…

Prediction #1: The real estate market will crash again.


Pictured above is a graph of mortgage resets. In simple terms, a
mortgage reset is when a mortgage comes due. In normal times,
refinancing was a simple process…but these are not normal times. Some
points of interest:

1. In September 2008, the mortgage resets hit $35 billion that month.
That was the exact time the financial crisis hit. When people could
not afford to refinance and began to default, the stock market and
banking industry crashed.

2. The eye of the storm: In the summer of 2009 mortgage resets were
low -- around $15 billion a month. This is when optimists began to see
“green shoots” in the economy. The green shoots were the eye of the
storm. In 2010, as I see it, the second half of the financial
hurricane hits. By late 2011, the resets climb to nearly $40 billion a
month. The storm will not end until 2012.

3. The first half of the storm was primarily due to subprime
defaults. The second half of the storm will hit more solid homeowners.
The question is, can they weather the storm? Will Mac Mansion
foreclosures be next?

4. In America, there are over 40 million people who own more than two
homes. Can they afford to carry and refinance two or more mortgages?

5. Since home values have gone down, many homeowners will find they
owe more than their home(s) are worth. Will the bank be kind to them?

6. The time for using your home as an ATM is over. This is crushing
retailers and retail real estate. Shopping centers are in trouble.
Strip malls are empyting as shopkeepers close -- permanently. This
will lead to the crash of the office, warehouse, and other commercial
properties.

My prediction: Obviously these are the best of times if you are a
buyer of distressed properties and the worst of times if you are a
seller.

Other things I am watching for in 2010:

1. Will China crash? America’s crash has hit China in the gut. The
Chinese are laying off millions of workers. Only massive government
bailout is keeping the economy afloat. The Chinese boom will
eventually go bust…but will it bust in 2010? Only time will tell.

2. When America stopped importing from China, China stopped importing
from the rest of the world. This affects Asian countries as well as
Australia, Brazil, and other suppliers of raw materials.

3. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is replacing toxic debt with new debt.
By protecting his friends in the mega-banks, he is turning the U.S.
into a zombie nation. The recession is over, but America is entering
an era we will be calling The New Depression, a period when the rich
become extremely rich but everyone else becomes poorer. Taxes will
kill anyone working for a paycheck.

4. The U.S. dollar will grow weaker. If the dollar strengthens, we
will have more unemployment because our goods become too expensive and
we will export less.

5. The deficit will increase. The bailouts for the rich are killing
the economy.


6. Israel may attack Iran. Israel will not tolerate Iran developing
nuclear power, even if Iran claims it is for peaceful purposes. If
there is an attack, oil prices will go through the roof.

7. Dead cat bounce. The current stock market rally will probably turn
into a dead cat bounce. If the Dow drops below 6500, 5,000 may be the
next stop.

The Best of Times

I know I sound painfully pessimistic. I know my predictions are bad
news for most people. Yet, for others, bad news is good news.

The following are the bright spots for people who are prepared.

Prediction #2: Gold, silver, and oil will continue to be safe
investments in 2010.

The following recaps the year-end prices of gold and silver:

YEAR GOLD SILVER
2000 $ 273 $ 4.57
2001 $ 279 $ 4.57
2002 $ 348 $ 4.78
2003 $ 416 $ 5.92
2004 $ 438 $ 6.79
2005 $ 518 $ 8.80
2006 $ 638 $ 12.78
2007 $ 838 $ 14.77
2008 $ 882 $ 11.33
2009 $ 1100 (approx) $ 17.50 (approx)

In 2009, the Dow rose approximately 18%. Gold rose approximately 25%.
Silver rose approximately 50%.

By the end of 2010, I predict gold will be at $1,775 an ounce, silver
at $24 an ounce, and oil at $85 a barrel. If Israel attacks Iran,
these predictions will be blown away.


Prediction #3: The next market to crash will be commercial real estate.

Cash flow positive real estate will be even more affordable. 2010
through 2012 will be a real estate buffet for those with cash and
access to credit.

My Personal Investments

As I stated in 2002, “You have up to the year 2010 to become prepared.”

The following are things I have done to prepare myself:

1. I started The Rich Dad Company in 1997 because I saw this crisis
coming. For the past three years, I have tightened internal controls
and prepared for global expansion via a franchise distribution system.
The company is debt free with strong income.

2. 2009 was my best real estate year to date. With the Fed handing
out large sums of money and pension funds looking for projects to
invest in, my real estate holding company has acquired tens of
millions of dollars for acquisition of bankrupt properties and
development projects. Development projects are affordable again, as
labor, material, and land costs are low and the government is generous
with 40-year, low interest, non-recourse loans. People still need a
roof over their heads.

3. My oil development projects have done well. We drilled three wells
and hit oil on two of them. Government tax breaks for oil exploration
remain generous, even for dry holes. Even if the economy crashes, we
will still burn oil.

4. I took 90% of my money out of the stock market in 2007. If the Fed
raises interest rates, the stock market and real estate market will
collapse.

5. I loaded up on gold and silver between 1996 and 2004.

6. With the Fed printing trillions of dollars, cash is trash and
savers are losers. As soon as I have excess cash I invest in oil, real
estate, gold, and silver.

7. In a zero-interest- rate environment, debtors are winners…but only
if you have good debt…debt that’s paid by tenants.

In Conclusion

A few years ago, Japan was ‘King of the Financial World.’ Japan’s
economy was the world’s second largest economy -- till the bubble
burst in 1990. Japan’s budget went into deficit in 1993. Since then,
the deficit has averaged 5.4 percent of GDP per year. As a result,
Japanese government debt is now 200 percentof GDP today. The U.S. is
following Japan, and China will follow the U.S.

We will not see much inflation because the Fed is not able to print
enough money to replace the losses from the burst of the credit
bubble. Also, factories have too much excess capacity due to lack of
demand, which means prices for consumer goods will remain low and
unemployment will remain high. Instead, we will see inflation in gold,
silver, oil, some stocks, some real estate sectors, and food -- not
because values are going up but because the dollar is going down.

Welcome to The New Depression. And may these times be the best of times for you.


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Nota:
Semoga bermanfaat sebagai santapan ekonomi masa kini.

Aku kini:
Menjalani rutin harian seperti biasa.
Ke Hull hujung minggu lepas, menziarahi saudara majikan dan sempat bertemu kawan sekolah rendah yang bekerja di sana.



a rainy morning in Hull 16/01/2010. Thanks to Liz

Friday, 15 January 2010

Switzerland, menara dan umat Islam

Suka berkongsi, artikel seorang saudara (Exco ABIM) yang disiarkan di Utusan Malaysia dalam ruangan Bicara Agama pada 13/01/2001.

Oleh Jufitri Joha



(keterangan gambar:Masjid terbesar di Geneva)

Dunia digemparkan dengan undian 57 peratus rakyat Switzerland menyokong referendum mengharamkan pembinaan menara masjid, awal Disember lalu.

Profesor Hal Ehwal Antarabangsa dan Pengajian Islam di Universiti Georgetown Amerika Syarikat, John Espositoparti berkata, yang menganjurkan referendum itu sebenarnya enggan menerima realiti abad 21 bahawa masyarakat Muslim telah melalui proses integrasi dalam masyarakat Eropah dan Islam sekarang adalah agama bagi negara Eropah bahkan agama kedua terbesar di kebanyakan negara Eropah.

Menurut beliau yang juga Pengarah Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding di universiti yang sama, kebanyakan pemimpin Islam dan Kristian di seluruh dunia, majoriti pimpinan politik Eropah dan pakar hak asasi manusia mengutuk pengharaman tersebut.

Malah, Vatican juga mengecam perbuatan tersebut atas dasar melanggar kebebasan beragama.

Isu ini menguatkan lagi naluri saya menziarahi bumi Switzerland bagi mendapat gambaran lebih jelas tentang isu ini. Di samping itu, bertanya khabar dan membina jaringan persahabatan Islam bagi pihak Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM) khususnya.

"Sebenarnya isu menara tidak memberikan kesan pun kepada masjid dan umat Islam", kata salah seorang umat Islam di Geneva kepada saya.

"Umat Islam akan terus beramal di masjid kerana menara tak penting, yang penting pengisian dalam masjid. Masjid zaman Nabi SAW pun hanya beratapkan pelepah tamar dan berlantaikan tanah", tambah beliau lagi.

"Betul tu! Walaupun begitu keadaan masjid zaman Nabi SAW, tetapi ia telah mengeluarkan gergasi-gergasi yang telah berjaya merubah dunia!" tambah saya pula bagi merancakkan perbualan.

Bagi saya, pengharaman menara ini amat memalukan imej Switzerland sebagai sebahagian negara yang digelar Enlightened Liberal Europe yang juga menempatkan ratusan pejabat pertubuhan antarabangsa termasuk Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB), Pertubuhan Perdagangan Dunia (WTO) dan lain-lain.

Dengan penggunaan tiga bahasa di Switzerland iaitu Perancis, Jerman dan Itali menggambarkan keliberalan negara tersebut. Ia sepatutnya menjadikan negara itu lebih terbuka dalam menerima Islam sebagai sebahagian agama penting untuk Switzerland dan yang paling penting membenarkan kebebasan beragama untuk umat Islam.

Isu pengharaman menara tidak penting tetapi yang penting maksud tersirat di sebalik pengharaman tersebut.

Sebab itulah Profesor Dr. Tariq Ramadhan yang berkunjung ke Malaysia baru-baru ini, mempersoalkan bahawa di Switzerland hanya ada empat menara masjid. Jadi mengapa inisiatif referendum ini harus dilancarkan?

Beliau menjelaskan isu menara ini dijadikan alasan permulaan menggerakkan kempen Islamofobia.

Katanya, pihak yang menggerakkan referendum tersebut gagal menyedari Islam sekarang sebagai agama untuk orang Eropah dan umat Islam sudah berjaya diintegrasikan dalam komuniti Eropah.

Namun dalam masa yang sama, Tariq turut menyalahkan umat Islam kerana gagal memainkan peranan proaktif dalam memperjuangkan isu hak asasi umat Islam Switzerland melalui pendekatan dialog, kerjasama dan tindakan berhemah dengan sebahagian masyarakat bukan Islam Switzerland.

Selain mendapatkan gambaran sebenarnya isu menara ini, saya turut mengunjungi masjid terbesar di Geneva di bawah kendalian Yayasan Kebudayaan Islam Geneva (www.mosque.ch).

Yayasan ini ditubuhkan pada tahun 1978 dan masjid boleh menampung seramai 1,500 jemaah dalam satu masa.

Selepas solat Jumaat bersama sebahagian umat Islam Geneva yang berjumlah hampir 40,000 dan 500,000 di seluruh Switzerland saya bertemu imam masjid iaitu Sheikh Rashid Farhat untuk memulakan perkenalan, membina jaringan dan bertukar-tukar kad.

Saya tidak sempat berbual lama dengan beliau kerana terlalu ramai jemaah yang berhajat berurusan dengan beliau. Apa yang mengagumkan saya ialah apabila masjid penuh sesak dengan jemaah yang berpusu-pusu ingin mendirikan solat Jumaat dan mendengar khutbah.

Saya sendiri terpaksa solat dalam keadaan rapat ketika solat Jumaat namun saya rasa seronok kerana sentuhan ukhuwah mengalir dalam tubuh saya sebagai tanda indahnya jalinan persaudaraan walaupun tidak mengenali antara satu sama lain.

Misi seterusnya di bumi yang terkenal dengan produk jam berjenama seperti Swatch, Tag Heuer, IWC, Raymond Weil dan Rolex adalah menjejaki Pusat Islam Geneva (www.cige.org) kendalian Dr. Hani Ramadhan iaitu abang Tariq.

Pusat Islam ini antara yang tertua di Switzerland dan diasaskan sekitar 1950-an oleh Sheikh Said Ramadhan yang juga bapa Hani dan Tariq.

Sheikh Said Ramadan juga merupakan anak kepada pengasas dan pemimpin gerakan Islam terkenal di Mesir Ikhwanul Muslim iaitu Imam Hasan al Banna.

Setelah puas berjalan dan mencari akhirnya saya menemuinya di 104, rue des Eaux-Vives 1207. Sebuah bangunan lama diapit oleh bangunan-bangunan besar. Namun ia tidak menenggelamkan fungsi sebenarnya untuk menyebarkan mesej ajaran Islam kepada masyarakat Switzerland.

Sekali lagi saya sempat bersolat jemaah di situ dan berbual dengan imam mudanya iaitu Sheikh Said. Apa yang menggembirakan saya ialah sebahagian besar jemaah solat di situ terdiri daripada generasi muda. Ini satu petanda baik untuk perkembangan umat Islam di sini.

Generasi muda inilah yang akan dan sedang menjadi sandaran untuk meneruskan perjuangan umat Islam di tengah-tengah bandar Geneva yang dianggap bandar paling tinggi kos sara hidup selain Moscow, London dan Tokyo.

Sesungguhnya perjuangan umat Islam Switzerland masih lagi jauh dan berliku. Mereka harus tabah dan berani kehadapan mempertahankan hak mereka secara konsisten.

Namun peranan kita selaku saudara seakidah adalah mengiringi perjuangan mereka dengan doa dalam setiap munajat kita seperti yang diajar oleh para alim ulama.

"Ya Allah ampunkan dosa umat Nabi Muhammad, ya Allah selamatkanlah umat Nabi Muhammad dan jadikanlah aku sebahagian daripada umat Muhammad SAW". Amin.

Friday, 8 January 2010

Viva Palestina

Suka untuk berkongsi. Salah seorang peserta konvoi adalah seorang pemuda, anak kepada pendukung cita-cita dakwah ABIM. Sebelum ini Bernama melaporkan mereka ditahan oleh polis Mesir. Alhamdulillah kini misi selamat tiba di Gaza.

Viva Palestina: More Than 10 Injured, Seven Arrested, Including A Malaysian

January 06, 2010 13:55 PM
From Kuzaimah Idris

EL-ARISH PORT, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- More than 10 members of the Viva Palestina convoy were injured, four of them seriously, and seven members arrested by Egyptian police during a protest here Tuesday at 11.40pm local time.
Among those arrested was a Malaysian, Ibrahim Mohd Azmi, a
University of Bristol medical student who was a convoy volunteer.
The protest was staged by Viva Palestina convoy members to protest against the decision by the Eqyptian government to bar 59 convoy vehicles from leaving here for
Gaza.
Egyptian police acted strongly against the convoy members three hours after the protest was staged at the entry and exit security point at this port.
Four members were seriously injured and had to be taken to hospital for further treatment.
More than 10 members sustained light injuries due to thrown rocks and
tear gas.
Also arrested were three Britons, two Americans and a Kuwaiti.
According to witnesses, the incident was provoked by agents provocateurs of the Egyptian government.
Earlier, the convoy members had gathered and formed a human wall to protest against the decision to disallow the 59 vehicles from leaving the port.
The
Egyptians deployed 189 anti-riot personnel equipped with water cannon and tear gas.
According to Viva Palestina leader
George Galloway, there are negotiations at the highest level by Turkish authorities with the Egyptian government including for the release of all those detained.
At the time of this report at 4.10am local time, the situation was calm although observation and enclosure was still on by the Egyptian authorities.
The Viva Palestina
Convoy is made up of 450 people from various countries with 220 vehicles in a mission to send humanitarian aid like food, medicines and school equipment worth more than US$1 million to Palestinians in Gaza.
The mission began in London on Dec 9 last year and has moved through various places in Turkey,
Syria and Jordan.
The convoy was supposed to arrive in Gaza on Dec 27 but was held up by the Egyptian government which refused to allow use of the port of
Nuweiba for entry to Rafah before arriving in Gaza.
As a result, they had to return to Syria to find another way to reach Rafah to go into Gaza.

Konvoi Viva Palestina tiba di Gaza

07/01/2010 7:43pm

GAZA 7 Jan. – Konvoi bantuan kemanusiaan terbesar untuk rakyat Palestin, Viva Palestina, yang memulakan perjalanannya di London pada 6 Disember lalu, berjaya menyeberang sempadan Rafah untuk memasuki Gaza awal hari ini.

Setelah tergendala beberapa minggu, 450 anggota kontinjen tersebut akhirnya dibenarkan memasuki wilayah Palestin yang dikepung itu bersama bekalan ubat-ubatan, makanan dan peralatan pembelajaran bernilai lebih sejuta dolar bagi diagihkan kepada penduduk Gaza.

Konvoi berkenaan bertolak dari pelabuhan El Arish pada pukul 10.30 malam waktu tempatan dan melalui pemeriksaan selama dua jam oleh pihak berkuasa Mesir di pusat pemeriksaan itu, sebelum meneruskan perjalanan sejauh 40km ke sempadan Rafah.

Konvoi tersebut dibenarkan menyeberangi sempadan tanpa banyak kerenah oleh pihak berkuasa dan sempadan Rafah merupakan satu-satunya kawasan Gaza yang tidak bersempadan dengan Israel. — Bernama


Usah dilupa... Palestina menangis belum berhenti.
Doa serta solat. Kemenangan untuk Islam!


Ya Allah , sebagaimana Engkau pernah menghantar burung – burung Ababil menghancurkan tentera bergajah musyrikin , maka kami memohon kepadaMu Ya Allah , turunkanlah bantuan Mu kali ini kepada orang Islam di Palastin dan Lebanon, hancurkanlah rejim Zionis..

Ya Allah Kau selamatkan lah Palestine

Ya Allah Kau selamatkan lah rakyat Palestine dari terus menjadi mangsa kekejaman tentera rejim zionis Israel laknat

Ya Allah Kau selamatkanlah masjid al-aqsa dari terus menjadi sasaran pihak yahudi laknat

Ya Allah Kau tambahkan lah kekuatan kepada pejuang palestin

Ya Allah Kau lindungilah kanak-kanak kecil yang tidak berdosa

Ya Allah Kau lindungilah kaum wanita palestin dari terus menjadi mangsa pembunuhan tentera rejim zionis laknat

Ya Allah Kau turunkan lan malapetaka kepada tentera rejim yahudi laknat

Ya Allah Kau turunkan lah malapetaka kepada israel,amerika serta semua negara yang bersekongkol dengan rejim yahudi dalam pemusnahan negara islam palestin

Allah hu ya Allah

Kau hancurkanlah semua tentera rejim yahudi yang berada didalam negara palestin,al-Aqsa

Ya Allah Kau turunkan lah bala kepada Israel, Amerika serta semua negara yang bersekongkol membunuh rakyat palestin yang tidak berdosa

Ya Allah..

Kau perkenankan lah doa kami

Kau makbulkan lah doa-doa kaum muslimin dan muslimat. Ameen. Ya Rabbal A'lamin.

Kontroversi


Pemakaian Kalimat ALLAH

Sekadar ingin berkongsi mengenai isu yang begitu mengganggu sensitiviti Melayu-Muslim. Beberapa NGO Islam telah mengeluarkan pernyataan serta usaha untuk mempertahankan kesucian Islam. Sila klik tajuk di bawah. Semoga bermanfaat untuk semua.Wallahua'lam.

Thursday, 7 January 2010

Tiga Belas


minyak urut yang beku

Media melaporkan musim sejuk kali ni adalah yang terburuk di England selama 13 tahun. Maknanya sejak tahun 1996/97 musim sejuk tak seteruk ni di England. Aku pun dah tak tahan menahan kesejukan yang melampau. Sekarang suhu sekitar kosong ke negatif 6. Mungkin setelah 13 tahun, aku terpilih untuk merasa kesejukan yang boleh dianggap maksima ini. Kerana bumi England tidak seperti musim sejuk di Amerika dan beberapa buah negara lain. Negera England yang berbentuk pulau ini biasanya menghadapi suhu-suhu pertengahan, tidak terlalu sejuk dan tidak terlalu panas. Keadaan di tempat tinggal aku boleh dikatakan masih baik sebab sekolah dapat dibuka seperti biasa. Ada juga beberapa buah sekolah di sini dan di tempat lain terpaksa ditutup termasuklah jalan dan lain-lain sebab salji yang semakin menebal. Baru lah aku faham, bila musim sejuk ni sama la kes dengan musim banjir di Malaysia. Ada juga beberapa kematian dilaporkan dek kerana kesejukan ini. Cuma aku masih tak dapat nak buat kesimpulan, samada impak salji atau banjir yang mana lebih teruk (malas fikir dan mengkaji, nanti update).

Mula-mula salji turun rasa syukur dan nikmat melihat kejadian Nya yang aku anggap unik. Tapi bila dah nak masuk sebulan, salji semakin hari semakin turun tak berhenti...rasa 'sesak' pulak. Mana tak nya, sejuk memanjang, sampai beku tangan kaki, kulit sampai jadi kering dan naik rashes, bila naik rashes jadi gatal-gatal kulit pun buruk (tak terlarat rasanya letak losyen dan minyak pelembap). Tak boleh nak keluar rumah sangat. Kereta selalu stranded sebab jalan licin. Bila salji mula beku, jalan jadi licin. Dan bila salji mula cair pulak, jadi lecah. Pejalan kaki pun dah jadi robot dan jalan ala-ala clown sebab nak menapak atas ais bila salji mula membeku. Bila salji tebal pulak macam jalan atas pasir, tenggelam kaki-kaki ni ditambah lagi dengan rasa sejuk teramat. Bayangkanlah! Masa ni lah aku baru menghargai nikmatnya rasa panas di Malaysia. Walaupun kadang-kadang panas melampau juga (teringat rumah tingkat atas kat Kg. Melayu tu, memang panas yang amat! Tapi kat sini sejuk sangat pulak! adakah aku telah merindukan negara tanah tumpah darahku? ) Baru aku terfikir macamanalah para perantau yang hidup di negara orang selama bertahun-tahun. Pasti banyak pengorbanan tu.

Selalu rasa pening-pening, sengal-sengal dan segala macam rasalah. Rasa malas tapi kena jaga kesihatan (apa kes bibik sakit nih, nyusahkan orang je). Betul-betul kena minum air yang cukup dan banyak, tak boleh terkurang sikit, mula batuk dan rasa nak demam. Walaupun tak buat senaman secara betul cukup dengan stretching, makan supplement, sapu minyak panas, minyak urut sana sini (tak tahu lah macamana keadaan orang lain yang dalam winter, tapi aku macam tu lah sementara nak biasa), Alhamdulillah aku masih dapat mengekalkan kesihatan di tahap yang baik. Bukan excellent, just fair.

Sungguhpun begitu, aku tetap anggap semua ni rezeki. Ye lah selama ni teringin sangat nak tengok macamana winter dan snow...haa sampai dah tak terlarat pulak. Sekarang ni setiap malam sebelum tidur selalu berharap bila bangun esok pagi, snow dah kurang. Tapi semua tu mimpi belaka, sebab setiap kali bangun pagi bila jenguk luar tingkap, suasana semakin putih dan memutih.

Oh!!!

snow snow go away...
Come again another day... nope..
come again another year!


Each room(living,bed,dining) come with heater. Tanpa pemanas nih...siapalah aku di sini



The same view: now and a month ago



Salju kasihMu. Limpahkanlah seperti mana Engkau kehendaki.
Ku syukuri selalu anugerah dariMu.

Monday, 4 January 2010

Putih


snow man dah tumbang...

2010
yang putih...
suci...
bersih.

Semoga tahun ini lebih bermakna bagiku...






Ampun, asyik view yang sama je. Maklumlah snap dari dalam rumah.

Thursday, 31 December 2009

Sempurna

Selamat Tahun Baru 2010 dari negeri di utara England.






depan rumah PM depa...sempoi je rumah tak macam PM kita...huu

dia tidoq...







at the back, tempat tinggal pekerja istana(buckingham palace)

de familia with nanny and the big benny..eheee




all sweet,calm and nice park in the UK


dapat gak bergambar kat kerusi nih....haha suke suke


london eye at the back..

buckingham palace






HMS Belfast



then only i knew the bridge called tower bridge..not london bridge...london brige biasa je macam jambatan kat KL nun

there...london bridge...yang ada lampu merah tu



Dec 27th, to British Museum, Harrods and Winter Wonderland





shopping sakan lah pulak






semua pun penat....